US243931A - James a - Google Patents

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J. A. MARINE.

WITNESSES INYENTOR ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. MARINE, OF MOORESVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RILEY BRAY, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,931, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed May 19, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. MARINE, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Mooresville,in the county of Morgan and State of Indiana,.have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the IQ annexed drawings,making apart of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side view of my improved fence. Fig. 2

1 is a plan view.

This invention has relation to rail-fences and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the panel-rails, placed end to end, the upright battens nailed thereto, the

crossbraces, the ground-sills connecting the ends of adjoining panels and secured to the lower ends of the battens, and the riders or locking-rails connecting the upper ends of the battens of adjoining panels and resting in the 2 5 upper brace-crotches, all as hereinafter shown .and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A A designate the body-rails of each panel, common split rails being usually employed.

B represents a ground -sill, about four or five inches in breadth, lying longitudinally under the fence, and of sufficient length to reach a few inches beyond the lower ends of the upright battens (J G, to which the body-rails of adjoining panels are secured. These battens (l are nailed, one near each end of the panel, to the rails A, and are both placed usually on the same side of the panel, as shown in the drawings. Their lower ends are nailed or bolted 40 to the ground-sills B, which extend from one panel to the adjoining panels, connecting the same in the following manner: The battens of adjoining panels or fence-sections are on opposite sides, and each batten is nailed to one end of a sill, which lies under the adjacent ends of two panels, intermediately, as shown in the drawings. The sill therefore connects the lower ends of the panels, and is provided on each side with a batten extending up to support the body-rails A.

D represents the stakes, which are placed across the panel, at or near its center, and are set out a proper distance from the fence on (N0 model.)

each side, to form a secure brace. Their ends are set deep and solidly. in the ground, and they are nailed to the top rail, where t-heycross the fence, to form a support for the rider or lock-rail E. The body-rails A are not designed to overlap, but are placed end to end, in the manner shown in the drawings, so that the advantage of the full length of these rails is obtained. The battens extend above the top rail sufficiently to receive the middle portion of the rider E, the ends of which rest in the forks of the cross braces or stakes at the mid- '6 5 dle portions of adjoining panels. The upper ends of the battens are nailed to the intermediate portion of the rider, which therefore connects the upper portions of adjoining panels, extending across the space between the ends of the rails above, as the ground-sill ex tendsacross this space below. As the ground-sills lie in the length of the fence under the bottom rails they are not in the way of the mowing, and the fence-row can be kept clean. The rider is secured to the stakes, so that it cannot be lifted without raising the fence. Should the ground freeze, and the stakes rise to some extent on that account, the entire fence will be raised, and its weight, when the ground thaws, will So settle the stakes back in their original positions.

I am, of course,well aware that it is not new to constructa fence with rails,battens, groundsills, and riders,'andldo not, therefore, broadly claim such devices.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The fence composed of the rails A A, placed end to end, the upright battens (J, nailed there- 0 to near each end of the panel, the intermediate ground-sills B, lying lengthwise under the bottom rails, and the intermediate riders E, lying lengthwise above the panels, said sills and riders respectively nailed to the lower and 9 5 upper ends of the battens of adjoining panels, and the cross-braces D, nailed to the upper rails and supporting the ends of the riders, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have roe hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ARMINUS MARINE. Witnesses:

THOMAS E. SrUoKY, ELI H. DAKIN.

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